On Dec 17, 11:00*am, sf > wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Dec 2010 12:41:17 -0500, blake murphy
>
> > wrote:
> > if there are asian markets near you, a hammered carbon steel wok will be
> > pretty inexpensive and work fine.
>
> Ditto. *No need to go overboard. *Buy a more expensive one and you're
> throwing money away unnecessarily. *Most Asians buy theirs from the
> market too and they use theirs on a daily basis. *I figure if it's
> good enough for them, it's good enough for me.
>

A warning: Asian markets are filled with thin crappy sheet metal woks
as well. Don't be fooled into buying one of them -- make sure you get
hammered carbon steel.